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The Carbonell Awards

Broadway has the Tonys, Los Angeles has the Ovation Awards and Chicago has the Joseph Jefferson Awards. But when it comes to theatrical excellence in South Florida, it's all about the Carbonells.

For more than 35 years, the Carbonell Awards have recognized the best dramatic and musical theater in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The nominations for the 2012 theater year were released last week, and Palm Beach county leads the pack with 45 nominations.

Many of these 45 nominations are for the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Located in Jupiter, the theatre company garnered 23 nods spread between The Music Man, Cabaret, Hello Dolly! and Amadeus. Here's a rundown of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's nominations.

The Music Man

Best Production of a Musical

Mandy Bruno and Aaron Simons perform in The Music Man. (Photo by Alicia Donelan)

Best Director of a Musical, Mark Martino

Best Actor in a Musical, Matt Loehr

Best Actress in a Musical, Mandy Bruno

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Dennis O'Bannion

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Elizabeth Dimon

Best Musical Direction, Anne Shuttleworth

Best Choreography, Shea Sullivan

Best Costume Design for a Play or Musical, Jose M. Rivera

Cabaret

Best Production of a Musical

Best Actress in a Musical, Kate Shindle

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Angie Radosh

Best Choreography, Jennifer Werner

Hello Dolly!

Best Production of a Musical

Best Director of a Musical, Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Best Actress in a Musical, Vicki Lewis

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Matt Loehr

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, DaniellaDalli

Best Musical Direction, Helen Gregory

Best Choreography, Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Best Costume Design for a Play or Musical, Gail Baldoni

Amadeus

Best Scenic Design for a Play or Musical, Philip Witcomb

Best Costume Design for a Play or Musical, Fabio Toblini

Palm Beach Dramaworks, located in Downtown West Palm Beach, boasts 12 nominations. A Delicate Balance and The Fantastickseach received four nods.

A Delicate Balance

Best Production of a Play

Best Director of a Play, William Hayes

Best Actor in a Play, Dennis Creaghan

Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Angie Radosh

The Fantasticks

Best Director of a Musical, J. Barry Lewis

Best Actor in a Musical, Jim Ballard

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Cliff Burgess

Best Musical Direction, Craig Ames

Talley's Folly received two technical theater nominations, for best scenic design and lighting design. Laura Turnbull got a best actress in a play nomination for her role in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, and The Pitmen Painters was nominated for best ensemble production.

Arts Garage in Delray Beach picked up four nominations. Cabaret Verboten earned nods for best production of a musical, best director of a musical, best supporting actor in a musical and best ensemble production. The Plaza Theatre, located in Manalapan, also is nominated; Driving Miss Daisywas recognized with a best actor nomination for John Archie and best actress for Harriet Oser.

Finally, in a strange turn of events, Boca Raton's Caldwell Theatre Company, which closed its doors in April 2012, received four nominations for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, including best actor in a play, best scenic design, best sound design and best production of a play.

The winners of the 37th Annual Carbonell Awards will be announced at a ceremony on April 1 at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 at the door. To learn more, visit carbonellawards.org.